Tag: paleontology
Brachiosaurus: what is it?
Brachiosaurs are among the largest and heaviest animals to ever walk the Earth. The erect necks of these giant sauropods allowed them to feed on leaves at the tops of…
The surprising last meal of a giant Cretaceous crocodile
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The Life Of This Cockroach Trapped In Amber 100 Million Years Ago Was Different From Those Of Today
Dorsal (a) and ventral (b) views of H. today in amber, (c) frontal view of the head of H. today, (d) antenna, (e) 3D model of the head of H.…
100 million year old cockroach found in exceptional condition with eyes intact
Dorsal (a) and ventral (b) views of H. today in amber, (c) frontal view of the head of H. today, (d) antenna, (e) 3D model of the head of H.…
New species of a fossil group discovered a century after the first
A fossil species previously thought to be a radiodont, a Cambrian nektonic predator, has just been reanalyzed. Its morphology allows paleontologists to classify it among the opabiniids, the last specimen…
Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred earlier in Europe!
If they were contemporary and hybridized, the cultural links between H. sapiens and H. neanderthalensis remain fragmented. A recent study reports the discovery of a French cave in which representatives…
Homo sapiens and Neanderthals crossed paths earlier than we thought in Europe!
If they were contemporary and hybridized, the cultural links between H. sapiens and H. neanderthalensis remain fragmented. A recent study reports the discovery of a French cave in which representatives…
A Miocene site filled with faecal pellets
In the Miocene of Maryland, mysterious organisms left traces of their meal behind. They filled a fish skull, a gastropod shell and the insides of barnacles with it. You will…
A 35,000-year-old mega-herbivore closer to elephants or mammoths?
35,000 years ago, the proboscideans Notiomastodon platensis populated South America. The removal of ancient DNA from a molar of one of the representatives of this species makes it possible to…
Closer to elephants or mastodons? DNA analysis of a molar has spoken
35,000 years ago, the proboscideans Notiomastodon platensis populated South America. The removal of ancient DNA from a molar of one of the representatives of this species makes it possible to…